Monkeypox cases are identified for the first time in children in the United States, while WHO's emergency committee convenes again to consider whether to declare monkeypox a global crisis.
The first two paediatric cases of monkeypox in the United States have been reported by health officials.The two cases are unrelated and probably the result of household transmission, according to the CDCOne is a toddler in California and the other is an infant who is not a US resident, US health authorities said on Friday.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said the children were in good health and being treated. Monkeypox, which causes flu-like symptoms and skin lesions, is a rare but potentially serious viral illness spread person-to-person through close contact. The two cases are unrelated and likely the result of household transmission, according to the US public health agency.
Global cases have passed 14,000, with six countries reporting their first cases last week, according to the World Health Organization .WHO's emergency committee on Thursday reconvened to consider for theSome scientists said the striking differences between the outbreaks in Africa and in developed countries will complicate any coordinated response.
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